The presidency has responded to the call by the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, for the restructuring of Nigeria as soon so as to avert possible breakup of the country.
President Muhammadu Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, in the statement said the Buhari’ administration would not succumb to threats and intimidation to make a hurried decision over the matter that has continued to create controversies.
Read statement below;
“The presidency responds to the recurring threats to the corporate existence of the country with factions giving specific timelines for the president to do one thing or another or else, in their language, “the nation will break up,” Shehu said in a statement.
“This is to warn that such unpatriotic outbursts are both unhelpful and unwarranted as this government will not succumb to threats and take any decision out of pressure at a time when the nation’s full attention is needed to deal with the security challenges facing it at a time of the Covid-19 health crisis.
“Repeat: this administration will not take any decision against the interests of 200 million Nigerians, who are the president’s first responsibility under the constitution, out of fear or threats especially in this hour of a health crisis.
“The president as an elected leader under this constitution will continue to work with patriotic Nigerians, through and in line with the parliamentary processes to finding solutions to structural and other impediments to the growth and wellbeing of the nation and its people,” he added.
